Monday, November 19, 2012
That Hair.
The way she became the most hideous creature was from being very curious of light. Being that she was from the darkest of places, she had never experienced the warm feeling of light on her skin. She requested from Goddess Athena to see the light. Athena denied her permission. Medusa was angered by not being allowed to visit the light, in her rage she accused Athena of being jealous of her beauty. Athena then punished Medusa by making her very, very ugly. The punishment given was hair of snakes, extreme ugliness, and if one was to look into her eyes they would turn stone.
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You have a great start to your blog. If you can bring in some source material to add to what you are writing about, that will help support your ideas. I know that there are different ideas about who Medusa's parents are, and also about how she came to be what she was. It would be interesting to compare the different ideas about this. Great start!
ReplyDeleteAh, the jealous nature of the Greek gods, seems like that is a theme throughout all of the myths and tales. If a god or goddess is not jealous at something then the story is not complete. I agree with Francine, it would add a lot of weight to be able to through in some sources or maybe a little bit more about her life prior to asking Athena. Why was she always in darkness?
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